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Windows has changed how it handles DVDs, but you probably didn't know that

For years, putting a DVD into your Windows PC was as simple as dropping a disc into the tray and letting the movie play. Windows Media Player would spin up, autoplay would kick in, and before you knew ...
ExtremeTech

How to play DVDs and Blu-ray discs in Windows 8

With the release of Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro, Microsoft made the decision to remove DVD playback, and forego the inclusion of Blu-ray playback. Whereas with Windows 7 you could slot a DVD into your ...
Ars Technica

Problems watching DVDs on an old PC..Can they be solved?

I am the owner of a Celeron 600 with 256Mb RAM and 80GB hard disk. Also my graphics card is Diamond Viper V770, 128 bit, AGP,32MB SDR. Before I buy my DVD-RW I was hearing different kind of stories ...
XDA Developers

Windows has changed how it handles DVDs, but you probably didn't know that

I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...